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Welcome to Hickory Grove ...

Hickory Grove is located in Lamar County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hickory Grove: Hickory Grv.

Hickory Grove is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hickory Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hickory Grove: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Hickory Grove ...

While we believe that this Hickory Grove is located in Lamar County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Hickory Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Oktibbeha and Pearl River County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 45 communities that are also named Hickory Grove - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Maryland, New York, North Carolina (7), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (6), Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Grove.

Communities near Hickory Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hickory Grove.

  • Columbia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Collins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sumrall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Prentiss
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <4>
  • Seminary
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bassfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Expose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Expose is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
  • Goss
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Goss is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
  • Lux
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lux is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Sanford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanford is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hickory Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hickory Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hickory Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Hickory Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hickory Grove ...

Looking for more information about Hickory Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hickory Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hickory Grove.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hickory Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Hickory Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Hickory Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.